THE death of one of their own brought together police commissioners from around Australia and New Zealand yesterday as they paid tribute to Detective Inspector Bryson Anderson.

It could have been any one of their officers answering the kind of call for assistance that Insp Anderson responded to when he was killed, they acknowledged.Each of Australia's police commissioners, together with AFP chief Tony Negus and NZ Police Commissioner Peter Marshall, released an emotional open letter revealing how the death of Insp Anderson had hit them all.

"As we reflect on the dangers police face as they go about their work, we acknowledge Detective Inspector Anderson as a colleague who represented all that police officers everywhere aspire to be. He stood for all that is good in policing," said the letter. NSW Commissioner Andrew Scipione said: "He has left us with an enduring legacy, a standard to which we can all aspire and for which we are forever grateful."

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